Global Patent Index - EP 3779021 A1

EP 3779021 A1 20210217 - WASHING MACHINE

Title (en)

WASHING MACHINE

Title (de)

WASCHMASCHINE

Title (fr)

LAVE-LINGE

Publication

EP 3779021 A1 20210217 (EN)

Application

EP 19804455 A 20190513

Priority

  • KR 20180055960 A 20180516
  • KR 2019005719 W 20190513

Abstract (en)

Provided is a washing machine capable of improving solubility of a powder detergent that remains without having been dissolved in mixing water contained in a tub. The washing machine includes a cabinet having a detergent supplier, a tub arranged in the cabinet to be connected to the detergent supplier and containing mixing water in which washing water supplied to the detergent supplier and a powder detergent are mixed, a drum rotatably installed in the tub, a circulation hose connecting between the tub and the drum for the mixing water contained in a lower portion of the tub to be circulated, a detergent dissolution device generating vortex current in mixing water circulated through the circulation hose to improve solubility of the powder detergent, and a circulation pump arranged in the circulation hose and configured to repeatedly supply and discharge mixing water to and from the detergent dissolution device through on/off controlling.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/02 (2006.01); B01F 5/00 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B01F 21/20 (2022.01 - US); B01F 25/00 (2022.01 - EP); B01F 25/10 (2022.01 - US); D06F 17/10 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 33/37 (2020.02 - US); D06F 39/02 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/024 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 39/026 (2013.01 - KR); D06F 39/028 (2013.01 - KR US); D06F 39/08 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/083 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/085 (2013.01 - KR); B01F 2101/4505 (2022.01 - US); D06F 2105/02 (2020.02 - US); D06F 2105/06 (2020.02 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3779021 A1 20210217; EP 3779021 A4 20210217; KR 102543851 B1 20230616; KR 20190131279 A 20191126; US 11834773 B2 20231205; US 2021238791 A1 20210805; WO 2019221462 A1 20191121

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19804455 A 20190513; KR 20180055960 A 20180516; KR 2019005719 W 20190513; US 201917054016 A 20190513